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title: "What is Contribution?"
description: "Learn about Contribution."
url: https://support.brmbl.io/en/articles/6965420-what-is-contribution
collection: "Key concepts and metrics"
updated: 2025-07-24
language: en
---

# What is Contribution?

Learn about Contribution.

Contribution is how productive a Group or Individual is whilst only working on Production Tasks, and is derived from the data collected in the daily [Check-in](https://support.brmbl.io/en/articles/6963808-the-check-in-screen.md) screen.

In order to determine the Contribution of a team or an individual we need to know the following pieces of information:

[Utilized Time](https://support.brmbl.io/en/articles/6963790-what-is-utilization.md) - Available Time (Base Time + OT - Leave) minus Supporting Time

-   [Output](https://support.brmbl.io/en/articles/6930767-the-basics-of-bramble.md) - the hours of Production Tasks completed
    

The calculation for **Contribution** is: **Output ➗ Utilized Time**

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/68819d043496084e4796ea23/20250724172906_2712.png)

Using the screenshot above as an example, the hours of Production tasks completed were **4 hours**, the Available Time for the day was **8 hours**, and the Supporting Time was **2 hours**. So the calcuation is:

## **4 hours / 6 hours** (8 - 2) **= 66.67% Contribution**

It's important to remember that [Friction](https://support.brmbl.io/en/articles/6963795-what-is-friction.md) plays a large role in impacting Contribution. If a staff member or entire team is constantly dealing obstacles thrown their way (i.e. large amounts of [Friction](https://support.brmbl.io/en/articles/6963795-what-is-friction.md)), then it will be difficult for them to operate at a high Contribution. This is why we Contribution is a very important metric, as it provides a starting-point to find [Friction](https://support.brmbl.io/en/articles/6963795-what-is-friction.md)!

  
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